ultra

== English == === Etymology === From Latin ultra. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʌltɹə/ === Adjective === ultra (comparative more ultra, superlative most ultra) Extreme; far beyond the norm; fanatical; uncompromising. an ultra reformer; ultra measures === Noun === ultra (plural ultras) A political extremist, in particular: An ultraleftist. An ultranationalist. (historical, France) An ultraroyalist. (soccer) An especially devoted football fan, typically organized and participating in choreographies (including pyrotechnics), often of outwardly intimidating demeanour, but distinguished from a violent hooligan (although overlap between both subcultures is possible) (athletics) An ultramarathon. (climbing) An ultra-prominent peak. (usually capitalized) Code name used by British codebreakers during World War 2 for decrypted information gained from the enemy. ==== Related terms ==== ulterior ultimate ultra- ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === lutar == Catalan == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin ultra. === Adjective === ultra m or f (masculine and feminine plural ultres) extreme === Noun === ultra m or f by sense (plural ultres) extremist === Preposition === ultra in addition to, besides Synonyms: demés, de més de, en addició a, sobre ==== Derived terms ==== ultra mesura === Further reading === “ultra”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 == Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈultrɑ/, [ˈul̪.t̪rɑ̝] Rhymes: -ultrɑ Syllabification(key): ult‧ra Hyphenation(key): ult‧ra === Noun === ultra (aviation) ellipsis of ultrakevyt (“ultralight”) (aircraft that weighs very little) ellipsis of ultraäänitutkimus ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (aircraft): ultrakevyt, ultrakevyt lentokone, UL-kone === Further reading === “ultra”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 4 July 2023 == French == === Etymology === From Latin ultrā. Doublet of outre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /yl.tʁa/ === Adjective === ultra (plural ultras) ultra, extreme === Noun === ultra m or f by sense (plural ultras) extremist (historical) an ultraroyalist during the Bourbon Restoration period in France === Further reading === “ultra”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Ido == === Etymology === Borrowed from English ultra, French outre, Italian oltre, Spanish ultra. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈultra/ === Adjective === ultra ultra: beyond due limit further, additional ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Progreso III (in Ido), 1910–1911, page 90 Progreso V (in Ido), 1912–1913, page 593 Progreso VII (in Ido), 1914, page 481 == Latin == === Etymology === From ūls +‎ -ter +‎ -ā (adverb ending). See also citrā, intrā, extrā. The accusative is from the pre-PIE directional. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈʊɫ.traː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈul.tra] === Preposition === ultrā (+ accusative) beyond === Adverb === ultrā (not comparable) beyond, further Synonym: ultrō Antonyms: citrā, hinc additionally, besides ==== Descendants ==== === References === “ultra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “ultra”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “ultra”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[2], London: Macmillan and Co. Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm (1911), “ultra”, in Romanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German) === Anagrams === lutra == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French ultra. === Adjective === ultra m or f or n (indeclinable) ultra, extreme ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈultɾa/ [ˈul̪.t̪ɾa] Rhymes: -ultɾa Syllabification: ul‧tra === Adjective === ultra m or f (masculine and feminine plural ultras) extreme far-right === Adverb === ultra (obsolete) furthermore, in addition, moreover Synonym: además === Noun === ultra m or f by sense (plural ultras) clipping of ultraderechista: far-right extremist (sports) ultra (devoted, hardened sports fan) === Further reading === “ultra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025